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by gcb0 3243 days ago
read the comment again.

material is engineered to last, not decompose. in the sea Or land.

yet people use it every day. and when those news show up they show shock at a perfectly predictable outcome. then proceed to continue to use said product.

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All pollution crises are "perfectly predictable"? Can you tell us when and where the next major nuclear disaster will happen?
reading comprehension fail again.

plastic is designed to not decompose. people use plastic. people get shocked that it didn't decompose. people forget about shock one second later and pop another nespresso capsule in the nasty coffee machine.

Yes, and all those silly folks who get upset about reactor meltdowns, surprised that radiation is harmful over and over again, are hilarious. That's totally the dynamic on display here.